Malaysia Reports 5,097 New COVID-19 Cases, 40 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 5,097 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 2,619,577, according to the health ministry. Of the new cases 17 are imported and 5,080 are locally transmitted, showed data released on the ministry’s website. The ministry reported…

Philippine President Duterte Calls For Stronger Partnership To Recover From Pandemic

MANILA, Nov 28 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, called for stronger partnership at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit, saying, enhanced multilateral actions are needed to ensure an “inclusive socio-economic recovery” from COVID-19. pandemic. Duterte said, COVID-19, coupled with the worsening effect of climate change, has reversed the gains…

Singapore Reports 1,761 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 1,761 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 261,636. Of the new cases, 1,689 were in the community, 63 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and nine were imported cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a…

Australian States Tighten Borders, Testing For Omicron Variant

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, as two major entry ports of the country, introduced 72-hour isolation requirements for all international arrivals, as health authorities scramble to sequence for the new Omicron variant, in arrivals from southern African countries. NSW health…

Turkey Confirms 23,759 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Nov 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 23,759 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,724,400, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 192 to 76,233, while 25,103 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 358,274 tests…

Egypt Suspends Direct Flights With Southern African Countries Over New COVID-19 Variant

CAIRO, Nov 28 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian government suspended direct flights with a number of southern African countries, due to concern over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. The decision was made late on Friday, after a meeting of the ministerial crisis management committee, headed by Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly,…

Feature: With Reopening Of Ancient Avenue, Egypt’s Luxor Witnesses Revived Tourism Amid COVID-19

by Ahmed Shafiq LUXOR, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Karnak Temple Complex in Upper Egypt’s monument-rich city of Luxor is buzzing with tourists, as the country witnessed a revival in tourism, after a long recession amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This bustle and hustle around the temple and other archaeological sites…

India’s Exports Of Gems, Jewellery Double In This Financial Year: Minister

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s exports of gems and jewellery, during the first seven months of this financial year (up to Oct), were 23.62 billion U.S. dollars, as compared to 11.69 billion U.S. dollars in the last financial year, said the country’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal,…

Bangladesh Suspends Entry Of Travelers From South Africa Over New COVID-19 Variant

DHAKA, Nov 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday suspended entry of travellers from South Africa, amid the spread of a new variant of COVID-19. Making the announcement, Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Zahid Maleque, said, the Bangladeshi government is aware of the emergence of the new variant in South…

Roundup: Iran Determined To Advance “Peaceful” Nuke Programme, Continue Cooperation With IAEA

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, said that, Iran is determined to advance with its “peaceful” nuclear programme, while cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “World powers have politicised part of Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme, but Iran…